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COTTON IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. [185362. 



7th . Weight of an average bale of 

 Cotton ? 



8th. Amount produced per acre 

 in your District. State amount in 

 two forms, firstly, quantity of Cot- 

 ton seed ; secondly, quantity of Cot- 

 ton clean ? 



The average weight of a bundle 

 that comes from the District to Tu- 

 ticorin is 120 Ibs. Cotton coming 

 from the interior is packed in bundles 

 never in bales. 



Istly. The highest quantity of seed 

 produced per acre is f Candy equal 

 to 15 Madras Maunds, and the lowest 

 5f Maunds. 



9th. Whether the soil of your 

 District is of the black adhesive kind 

 known as Cotton soil ? 



2ndly. The highest quantity of 

 cleaned Cotton per acre is Candy 

 or 5 Madras Maunds, and the lowest 

 If Maund. 



Cotton is cultivated in this District 

 on four descriptions of soils, viz,, 

 first, Karisel, or black soil ; second, 

 Veppel, a mixture of black and sandy 

 soil ; third, Pottel or stiff clay soil ; 

 and fourth, Shevel or red soil, but 

 more extensively on black Cotton 

 soil. 



Five pounds of each of the first 

 three descriptions of soils will be for- 

 warded to the Chemical Examiner 

 at Madras for analysis. 



The price of Cotton on board ship 

 varies considerably according to the 

 state of the market, but on the aver- 

 age has been 89 Rupees per Candy of 

 500 Ibs. net weight during the last 

 four years. 



12th. Price given to culti\ator ? The price given to cultivator per 



Candy of uncleaned Cotton with seed, 

 ranges from Rupees 14-12-3 to Ru- 

 pees 20-15-0. 



10th. Send a small quantity (4 or 

 5 Ibs.) to Madras for analysis as soon 

 as possible ? 



llth. 

 ship? 



Price of Cotton on board 



13th. Average number of acres 

 cultivated with Cotton by one indi- 

 vidual in your District ? 



Seven acres. 



